Care Assistant
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Job Description
Part-time care assistant supporting older people with daily living, companionship, and personal care. Home Instead Northwich provides in-home care across Cheshire communities.
Responsibilities:
- Provide care for clients in Northwich, Knutsford, Tarporley, Holmes Chapel, Sandbach, and surrounding areas
- Support clients with daily tasks, companionship, and home help
- Assist clients with personal support
- Support clients traveling to routine appointments and days out
- Prompt and support clients to take medication
- Build supportive relationships with clients and their wider families
- Document completed tasks
- Provide feedback supporting ongoing person-centred care
- Work 6 to 30 hours per week, with opportunities for additional hours subject to availability and preferences
Requirements:
- Caring nature
- Great communication skills
- Willingness to make a difference in someone's life
- Can-do attitude and strong work ethic
- Full UK driving licence and access to own private vehicle
- Ability to work as part of a team and complete lone working
- Strong timekeeping
- Must live in or around Northwich, Knutsford, Tarporley, Holmes Chapel, or Sandbach
- Must live within 15 miles of Northwich
- Willingness to travel 100%
- Right to work in the UK
- UK driving licence required
- No prior care experience needed; full training provided
- Availability for alternative weekends
- Availability for morning shifts (08:00–14:00) or late shifts (15:30–21:30)
Benefits:
- Competitive pay of £14.25 Monday to Friday 8am until 6pm and £15.25 after 6pm and weekends, with double time on bank holidays
- Mileage paid up to 45ppm
- Fully funded DBS and pre-employment checks
- Variety of shift patterns available
- Minimum one-hour calls with client continuity
- In-person introductions to all new clients
- Paid training and fully paid ongoing training and e-learning
- Enhanced company pension scheme
- Employee referral bonus programme (£250 per referral)
- Exclusive high street discounts scheme
- Free Employee Assistance Program
- Regular company events
- Office facilities during the day with free refreshments

















